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The Other Latif

WNYC Studios

Radiolab reporter Latif Nasser always believed his name was uniquely his own. Until he makes a shocking discovery that he shares his name with another man: Detainee 244 at Guantanamo Bay. Th...

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Listen to The Other Latif, a Society & Culture podcast by WNYC Studios. Stream 8 episodes in English, follow new audio stories, and play episodes online on Radio and Podcast.

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Episodes

8 episodes are available for this podcast.

Episodes

8 episodes

The United States of America

Despite being cleared for transfer back to his family in Morocco in 2016, Abdul Latif Nasser remains stuck at Guantanamo Bay. Why? Latif tal...

00:50:53Mar 17, 2020

Cuba-ish

Latif heads to Guantanamo Bay to try to speak to his namesake. Before he gets there, he attempts to answer a seemingly simple question: why...

00:57:29Mar 10, 2020

Afghanistan

Latif investigates the mystery around Abdul Latif’s classified time in Afghanistan. He traces the government’s story through scrappy trainin...

01:02:08Mar 10, 2020

Sudan

Latif turns his focus to Sudan, where his namesake spent time working on a sunflower farm. What could be suspicious about that? Latif scruti...

00:36:59Mar 10, 2020

Morocco

Latif travels to Abdul Latif’s hometown of Casablanca, Morocco, to try and find out: was he radicalized? And if so, how? Latif begins by vis...

00:46:07Mar 10, 2020

My Namesake

We hear the evidence against Abdul Latif Nasser -- at least the evidence that has been leaked or declassified -- and we meet Shelby Sullivan...

00:41:52Mar 10, 2020

Introducing: The Other Latif

Radiolab’s Latif Nasser always believed his name was unique, singular, completely his own. Until one day when he makes a bizarre and shockin...

00:00:26Feb 21, 2020